Good governance in protected areas: An evaluation of stakeholders' perceptions in British Columbia and Ontario Provincial Parks

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-79

  Eagles, Paul F J ^a   Romagosa, Francesc ^b   Buteau Duitschaever, Windekind C ^c   Havitz, Mark ^a   Glover, Troy D ^a   McCutcheon, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ecotourism; globalization; national parks; protected areas; tourism management; visitor management

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL PARK; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PROTECTED AREA; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84871294320     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2012.671331     Document Type: Article

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